National Wildlife Day

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National Wildlife Day makes us aware of endangered animals nationally as well as globally-The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species. They list over 20,000 species as at some stage of endangerment.

Stand up and fight for animals that need a voice and donate what you can to Earth Protect's nonprofit partners working to protect and conserve animals and their habitat.

Use these links to learn about them:
http://www.earthprotect.com/index.php/non-profits/wildlife-conservation
http://www.earthprotect.com/index.php/non-profits/animals

The animals thank you.

We all love Elephants - NEW Study reveals extreme poaching...learn more.

CSU study links poachers to 100K elephant deaths

Poachers hunting for ivory illegally killed more than 100,000 elephants in Africa in a three-year period, a new CSU study says. Scientists say it’s the first time they’ve ever been able to provide such a specific number of illegal elephant killings, and raises questions about the species’ survival when only about 500,000 elephants are still living in Africa.

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Unsustainable Elephant Poaching Killed 100K In 3 Years

Poachers have killed 100,000 elephants between 2010 and 2012, as the booming ivory trade takes its toll on the animals in Africa.

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The Northwest's Premier Cleantech Innovation Conference
September 15-16, 2014

Now in its 6th year, Oregon BEST FEST convenes university researchers, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and others to envision, build, and accelerate solutions to environmental challenges that deliver prosperity in all corners of Oregon.

learn more about Oregon BEST FEST

Stoked on the Coast Student Film Contest

sponsored by Earth Protect and the CA Coastal Conservancy

Are you stoked on the coast? Submissions accepted through September 5!
Voting begins the Next Day, Sept 6

Get behind the camera and prove it! Heal the Bay invites young California filmmakers middle school through college students to express their passion for the ocean by creating a short film for our first ever Student Film Festival! Whether it’s mild, wild, silly or serious, your film should be as fresh and original as you are.

In addition to an exclusive screening event, all entries will be in the running for the Grand Prize, awarded to the filmmakers who most compellingly depict their connection to the coast. Enter Now!

Submissions will be accepted until September 5 and voting begins Sept 6, so please support the wonderful efforts of these young filmmakers!

read more here...

The Resilience Innovation Summits & Expo

Co-located with the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit/ Islands Innovation Summit & Showcase/ Pacific Defense Energy Summit & Showcase and Pacific Agriculture Innovation Summit

September 15-17, 2014
Honolulu Convention Center, Honolulu, HI

learn more about the Resilience Innovation Summits